August 14, 2020. If you are a parent who has experienced past trauma at some point in your life, let me start by congratulating you. You are truly courageous, brave and endearing, and should be recognized for not throwing in the towel. Parenting is not an easy job, and parenting after going through trauma is …
July 31, 2020. Many of us go through life working day after day, week after week, year after year. We run into unexpected chaos. We spend precious time we cannot get back battling insecurities and trying to heal from wounds of the past. We spend the best years of our life trying to create that …
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July 17, 2020. Why are you hiding? The sun settles on your eyelids eagerly provoking you to greet the day. Only irritated, you turn over and bury your face in the pillow while haphazardly pulling the covers over your head. You nestle into the darkness. The morning waits for you, but you are comfortable in …
July 3, 2020. I have overcome much in my life, but there are still hurdles that I am continuously working through. Along my journey, I have met people who genuinely love me, who want the best for me and who have pushed and inspired me to be the woman, wife and mother I was created …
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June 19, 2020. I am a Black Woman. I was born free and grew up in a society where I was able to experience liberties that my ancestors fought for and ultimately died for. I learned to read and write before the age of five. I went to a public school that was integrated. I …
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June 5, 2020. I love being married, and if you are married then you already know that marriage is not for the faint of heart. My marriage is not a perfect one. We argue. We cry. We make mistakes. We say and do things that we later regret. We post beautiful photos of our life …
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May 22, 2020. As a trauma survivor and overcomer of childhood sexual trauma, I am always seeking out meaningful experiences that will enhance my life and give me some sense of accomplishment. Our Disney Cruise did just that. We took our first family cruise in 2013, Christmas week on board the Disney Dream. Our kids …
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At night I sat on my bed and waited for you to come. I silently listened with my eyes closed, not knowing if invisible footprints made a sound. They didn’t. I imagined you slipping through the crack of the door. There was a glimpse of hope as a spec of light reflected off my cheek …
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Growing up, I used to imagine what Mother’s Day would be like for me, a girl with scars of sexual trauma and dysfunction. I wondered if my world of masked super heroes and mystical fairies would somehow be tainted by the reality of my wounds. If you asked me what I wanted to be when …
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